MATSUZAWA BAGS GRECO BRONZE AT DAVE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL

COLORADO SPRINGS, U.S. (January 30 – February 1) – Collegiate open winner Rikiya MATSUZAWA of Nippon Sports Sciences University notched five wins against a single loss to grab a bronze medal at the Dave Schultz Memorial international wrestling tournament.

Matsuzawa’s bronze at 59kg in greco-roman was the only medal won by the squad of Japanese collegiate all-stars in the three-day meet.

Meanwhile, Arata SONODA of Takushoku University posted a win against former world champion Dremiel BYERS (USA) on his way to a fourth place at 130kg in greco-roman.

In men’s freestyle, Waseda’s Kohei KITAMURA took a fourth at 74kg. In women’s freestyle, former world champion Miyu YAMAMOTO, who currently live in Canada, posted a pair of wins against two losses at 53kg and fell short of the medal finals.